13:30 – 15:30
RCEN Caucus Public Presentations:

Nuclear Issues Working Group Forum

Members of this expert panel discussed recent developments regarding: uranium mining, nuclear reactors, high level nuclear waste, and the proposed Bruce Power radioactive steam generator shipment through the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River. Agenda

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Biodiversity Caucus
Traditional Knowledge, Access and Benefit Sharing of Biodiversity / Canadian Friends of the CBD Association

Health Caucus
The Implications of Urbanization on Human Health and the Environment

Within this theme, the Health Caucus looked at community engagement in local and national decision-making illustrated by the Health Caucus’ involvement in the World Urban Forum.

Toxics Caucus
Screening of the film "Submission"

Session on the Chemicals Management Plan
With Anne Rochon Ford, Co-Director, National Network on Environments and Women’s Health

View the slides from the Chemicals Management Plan session

14:30 – 16:15
Youth Caucus Cross-Sector Examination Workshop

The goal of this session was to foster a free-thinking discussion aimed at establishing commonalities between the environmental movement and other movements in civil society. The four thematic areas discussed were: poverty; gender; mass media; and human rights.

15:45 – 17:45
RCEN Caucus Public Presentations:

Agriculture Caucus
Can You Get Something From Nothing? The Role of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Production 

Presentation on how Agriculture Canada's Agri-Environmental Services Branch's work relates to biodiversity. Plus, recent findings on work to test various approaches, such as market-based instruments, that could be used to catalyze the provision of ecological services from farmland.

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International Program & Forest Caucus
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD)

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Mining Caucus
The Impacts of Mining and MMER Schedule II on Biodiversity and Aquatic Environments

This session explored the general impacts of mines on biodiversity and delved deeper into the history, the laws, the stakeholders and the impacts in using lakes, rivers and wetlands for the dumping of mine waste. Agenda

View Ramsay Hart, Mining Watch Canada's slides from this session:

15:45 – 16:45
Workshop on How to Green an Event
With Édith Tessier Roy, Conseil québécois des événements écoresponsables

Each year, thousands of cultural events in Canada have a considerable impact on the environment, especially when you calculate the amount of resources being consumed, waste and greehouse gas emissions (GHG). This workshop helped participants understand what a "green event" actually is. Action ideas and tricks to help put them in place were provided to reduce the negative impacts and increase the positive effects of events.

16:45 – 17:45
Workshop on Carbon Offsetting
With Howie Chong, Carbonzero

18:30 –
Official Opening Ceremony, Speeches and Gala Dinner

Opening speech by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Watch the video: pt.1 - pt.2

Special address by Mr. Pierre Arcand, Québec Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks
Watch the video

Guest speaker: Ms. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, President of the Council of Canadian Academies
Watch the video: pt.1 - pt.2

Programme: Friday - Sunday